Dhaka

Father, son injured in Mohakhali slum fire

Two of a family suffer burn injuries in a fire that guts at least 32 shanties in Sat Tala slum at Dhaka’s Mohakhali.
15 May 2015, 04:53 AM

7 rescued, 3 traffickers held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion detains three suspected human traffickers and rescues seven victims in a drive launched in Fakirapol area of Dhaka this evening.
14 May 2015, 15:59 PM

Minor girl’s body found in Dhaka

Body of a minor girl is recovered from a manhole near her house at Satmasjid Housing Society in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 14:35 PM

Interpol’s Dhaka office sends ‘letter of request’ to arrest Salahuddin

Interpol’s Dhaka office has sent a “letter of request” to its New Delhi office to arrest BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was found in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, two months after his missing from Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 12:12 PM

Clash over land dispute kills college student in Dhaka

A college student is killed and at least five people are injured today in a clash between two groups of locals over a land dispute at Uttar Kalshi of Pallabi in Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 11:48 AM

Order on contempt against 23 citizens Jun 10

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes June 10 for passing an order regarding the contempt proceedings it had initiated against 23 eminent citizens for issuing statements expressing concern over Dhaka British journalist Devid Bergman’s conviction.
14 May 2015, 07:03 AM

UN experts condemn recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh

Condemning recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh, UN human rights experts warn that it is an alarming signal of deterioration of the space for freedom of expression.
13 May 2015, 17:26 PM

Man, niece stabbed dead at Mirpur house

Miscreants stab to death a man and his niece in entering their house at Pallabi in the capital, Dhaka.
13 May 2015, 10:40 AM

3 hurt in Ctg BAF chopper crash

At least three injured when an air force chopper crash-lands at Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport.
13 May 2015, 06:37 AM

‘Dark’ morning rain to begin day (video)

Like any regular day it was a bright sunshine morning. All of a sudden black cloud eclipsed the bright sky and the on came with it rain.
11 May 2015, 05:06 AM

Couple shot in Dhaka

A couple is wounded as unidentified miscreants open fire in broad daylight in the old part of Dhaka city.
10 May 2015, 11:52 AM

Fire at Rampura 10-storey building

Fire breaks out at a 10-storey building at Rampura in Dhaka
10 May 2015, 11:43 AM

Internet.org launched in Bangladesh

Free internet access to selected websites is introduced in Bangladesh by Internet.org, a non-profit group that allows free online browsing through mobile gadgets.
10 May 2015, 05:57 AM

Drawing strength from a mother's memories

Rebecca had lost her father while an infant and witnessed how her mother had struggled to give her a beautiful childhood despite her step-father's misgivings about bringing her up.
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth shot dead in Dhaka

Unidentified miscreants kills a youth at East Rampura in Dhaka.
8 May 2015, 14:47 PM

Abbas, Khoka charged with Shibir leader killing

Rampura police press charges against 37 BNP leaders and activists, including Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Sadeque Hossain Khoka, in connection with the killing of Chhatra Shibir leader Mansur Pradhania.
7 May 2015, 13:17 PM

University teacher shot, robbed Tk 8 lakh in Dhaka

Muggers shoot a teacher of Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University and take away Tk 7.80 lakh from him in a broad daylight in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
7 May 2015, 09:33 AM

Sculptor Novera passes away

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expresses deep shock at the death of eminent sculptor Novera Ahmed, the first modern sculptor of Bangladesh. Novera died at a hospital in Paris, PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri said.
6 May 2015, 18:37 PM

SC affirms govt action on setting up Turag pillars

The Supreme Court affirms a government action on setting up pillars on the boundaries of Turag River at Mohammadpur in Dhaka after their demarcation.
6 May 2015, 13:32 PM

Beat the heat with summer fruits (Video)

Summer is the first among the six seasons of Bangladesh. It brings down sweltering heat and many water-borne diseases on the people. But nature has its subtle ways of keeping things at the balance – it offers the juicy and nutritious fruits to beat the heat and diseases in summer.
6 May 2015, 07:58 AM